New York rockers SKATERS are clearly proud of their hometown, even naming their debut LP MANHATTAN. But just because they bleed for the Empire State, doesn’t mean their heart can’t also beat for the Bay State. In their new single “Miss Teen Massachusetts”, singer Michael Ian Cummings bemoans a girl who couldn’t return his affection, crying out “I guess I’ll never change your mind / but at least you know I tried.” It’s a tale as old as time, really. In fact, with the punchy drums and swinging guitar riffs, it feels like a punked-up version of a ’50s unrequited love song. Check it out below.
SKATERS’s MANHATTAN is due out February 25th via Warner Bros. We’ve already heard “Deadbolt”, and you can find the full tracklist below.
MANHATTAN Tracklist:
01. One of Us
02. Miss Teen Massachusetts
03. Deadbolt
04. Band Breaker
05. To Be Young In NYC
06. Schemers
07. Symptomatic
08. Fear of the Knife
09. I Wanna Dance (But I Don’t Know How)
10. Nice Hat
11. This Much I Care
12. Played Out
